Study it in the app“Their widows became more numerous before me than the sand of the seas; I brought upon them, upon the mother of the young man, a destroyer at noonday; I made fall upon her suddenly anguish and terrors.”
Their widowsאַלְמְנֹתָוbecame more numerousעָצְמוּbefore meלִיthan the sandמֵחוֹלof the seas;יַמִּיםI broughtהֵבֵאתִיupon them,לָהֶםupon the motherעַל אֵםof the young man,בָּחוּרa destroyerשֹׁדֵדat noonday;בַּצָּהֳרָיִםI made fallהִפַּלְתִּיupon herעָלֶיהָsuddenlyפִּתְאֹםanguishעִירand terrors.וּבֶהָלוֹת
widow
Widow.
Where else “almnota” appearsbe numerous
To be numerous beyond counting.
Where else “atsmu” appearssand
Sand.
Where else “chol” appearssea
The sea, or a large lake.
Where else “yamim” appearsbring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “heveti” appearsmother
The woman who gives birth to and raises her children, and who is owed honor.
Where else “em” appearsyoung man
A young man in the fullness of his strength.
Where else “bachur” appearsdestroyer
The one who ruins and loots.
Where else “shoded” appearsnoon
When the sun is highest; or full light.
Where else “tsahorayim” appearsfall
To fall to the ground, or for a city to fall.
Where else “hipalti” appearssuddenly
Suddenly, in an instant.
Where else “pitom” appearsanguish
Sudden fear, like that of an attack.
Where else “ir” appearssudden terror
Sudden terror, dismay.
Where else “vehalot” appears7And I winnowed them with a winnowing fork in the gates of the land; I bereaved them, I destroyed my people; from their ways they did not turn back.
8 · This verse (above)
9She who bore seven languishes; she has breathed out her soul; her sun has gone down while it was still day; she has been put to shame and abashed. And the rest of them I will give to the sword before their enemies, declares YHWH.”
